These include a $4 billion contract to upgrade software on the C-130 transport plane.
As a result, the need to upgrade software has greatly diminished.
The reason they needed someone like me was they wanted to upgrade their system, computers, software and all.
The unborn don't vote, buy cars, upgrade their computers and software, or go to this week's best movie of the year.
Instead, Kodak is offering to upgrade the image sensor and software of the older model for about $1,500.
This will not affect users, but system builders need to upgrade software to accommodate the new standard.
Boeing was awarded further contracts to upgrade software and hardware, which it expects to have done by the end of 2008.
The institutes now help companies upgrade software, for example, in preparation for competing on world markets.
Maintenance and repairs, as well as the constant need to upgrade software, quickly adds to the cost.
If you have an aversion to upgrading software, you may want to wait until a machine with the new operating system arrives.